Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 27 June 2024

Victorian Homelessness Network join the campaign, spread the word and start folding houses. All the information you need can be found here

 

News:

The Conversation- 21 June- Plucking numbers from the air: Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets

Daily Mail- 19 June- Victoria’s social housing plan fails to consider demand

Victorian Government- 27 June- Aboriginal- Led Family Violence Service for North Geelong

ABC News- 25 June- School program Power Within encourages teens to break the cycle of domestic and family violence

ABC News- 24 June- After crisis accommodation: Are ‘foyers’ the key to fixing youth homelessness?

ABC News- 22 June- Christine Lewis facing big damage repair bill because her rental home wasn’t big enough for her wheelchair

ABC News- 22 June- Facing a rent increase? Here are your options if you want to dispute it

ABC News- 23 June- Dunlop Avenue social housing site’s disability credentials wiped from website after tenant complaint

ABC News- 18 June- Co-living has been touted as one way to combat the housing crisis, but some say the concept is about maximizing rent

ABC News- 18 June- NSW budget to deliver 30,000 new homes, promising historic investment in social housing

ABC News- 16 June- New housing targets set by the Victorian government in bid to tackle housing crisis

ABC News- 15 June- John was notified of a rental increase, then he was lawfully evicted. Here are the rent increase rules where you live

Training/Resources/Reports:

Everybody’s Home – Peoples commission into the housing crisis

AHURI- Private rental assistance is only a stop-gap for long social housing wait lists

The Constellation Project – Lived Experience Practice Framework

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

APO- The health and wellbeing of First Nations people in Australia’s prisons 2022

 

Webinars/Events:

Exploring Barwon- Family Violence Multi- Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework (two sessions) 2nd July

Centre for culture, ethnicity & health- Understanding unconscious bias: Creating a safe space for support – 18th July 12- 12.30

AHURI- The future of rental affordability – 18 July at 1.00pm

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

City of Greater Geelong – Community grants

Home Time – Fix housing for young people

Australian Zero Homelessness Summit- 16th October Fremantle WA

No to Violence National Conference 2-5 September Melbourne

AHURI- Australian Homelessness Conference -13 and 14 August at the Adelaide Convention Centre

Everybody’s Home – People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis

Barwon South West Homelessness Network- Increase public and community housing sign the petition

Engage Victoria- Developing a Plan for Victoria- open until 30 August. Housing is one of the four pillars- this is your chance show support for mandatory inclusionary zoning and 30% social housing on all government land.

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